Governance

Cardano’s Governance

Intersect and its members play an important role in shaping the proposed on-chain governance mechanisms - and the development of off-chain tools and processes to support it. Learn more and get involved.

On-chain decision making

Cardano Improvement Proposal, or CIP-1694, describes a governance system to bring decision making for the Cardano network on-chain. It seeks to advance the current governance system ensuring every ada holder has a voice in Cardano’s governance. You can read the full design specification below.

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The development roadmap

This year has seen significant and rapid progress. Since the publication of CIP-1694 in November 2022, the Cardano community has hosted over 50 governance workshops across 24 countries, engaging over 1,000 individuals and entities to learn, network, and build towards an inclusive and sustainable governance system. You can read more on the engagement and progress made, and importantly what the future milestones are in 2024.

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Governance Roles

All ada holders have the right to participate in on-chain decision making. Ada holders can vote by delegating to a Delegate Representative and submit governance actions for community consideration.

DReps will play a crucial role in the decision-making process within the Cardano ecosystem, contributing to the democratic nature of the governance model. Ada holders may delegate their ada voting power to representatives who they feel are best equipped (for example, through deeper technological expertise) to best represent their interests.

SPO’s already play a critical role in the running and decentralization of Cardano. With on-chain decision making, SPO’s influence will be enhanced to ensure they have a say on the most impactful changes proposed to the network.

The Constitutional Committee (CC) is responsible for reviewing whether governance actions align with the Cardano constitution, and are subject to checks and balances described in CIP-1694.

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